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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell kicked off this meeting. >> it was kind of a slow day today. all of the news makers or someone else. down at the baseball park i heard. is that right? stadium?at the nat's we had a republican conference this morning to discuss essentially the jobs issue, our economy, and the way forward. our new conference chairman, john thune, conveyed that issue. i will call on him in a minute. we would like to address another issue that has risen in the context of obamacare. he has gotten the government involved in all aspects of our health care. he may have gotten us involved in other things as well. we have three senators with us who have been involved in developing a response to the most recent discovery of yet another government interference with our lives in obamacare. we will do that shortly. with that, let me call on our conference chair, john thune. >> we had a good discussion this morning. the thing you are reminded of is we are an entrepreneur we have a lot of people with really good ideas about how to move our country forward. the one thing i thin
senate minority leader mitch mcconnell kicked off this meeting. >> it was kind of a slow day today. all of the news makers or someone else. down at the baseball park i heard. is that right? stadium?at the nat's we had a republican conference this morning to discuss essentially the jobs issue, our economy, and the way forward. our new conference chairman, john thune, conveyed that issue. i will call on him in a minute. we would like to address another issue that has risen in the context of...
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biographer john david dike and mitch mcconnell and author jason ganus. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, three weeks of farmington plantation in 1841 would be key on shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. tour that plantation today. take a look back at the belle of louisville. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life in cities across america. this week on louisville on c-span 2 and 3. >> next presidential account mitt romney delivers remarks in warsaw, poland. his trip began last week in london and he travelted to israel that last weekend before arriving in poland. this is 15 minutes. >> thank you very much for that very warm welcome to this great city. it has been a pri for me to meet with -- privilege for me to meet with the president and prime minister and foreign minister and former president. it is an honor to be in this place also. this is a nation with an extraordinary heritage that is crafting a remarkable future. at a time of widespread economic slowdown and stagnation, your economy last year outperfo
biographer john david dike and mitch mcconnell and author jason ganus. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, three weeks of farmington plantation in 1841 would be key on shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. tour that plantation today. take a look back at the belle of louisville. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life in cities across america. this week on louisville on c-span 2 and 3. >> next presidential account mitt romney...
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. >> now, mitch mcconnell and other senate republicans give their take on the fiscal cliff negotiations. senator mcconnell is also asked about legislation to ban assault weapons in wake of the shootings. >> good afternoon, everyone. that in the summer of 2010, the senator said, i do not know a single one of my colleagues who would not prefer to do tax court -- tax breaks for people making up to a million dollars. it is my understanding that is a proposal the house of representatives is likely to send over to us later in the week. >> the other thing getting lost is, where are the savings? the president has talked about a balanced plan. as they have tried to negotiate with speaker boehner, it continues to focus on one issue. how much will we waste -- how much will we raise taxes. it is a terrible idea on the weakening economy. 61% of americans believe there has to be a major spending reduction in a fiscal cliff deal. what we continue to see in the white house is the very thing that would hurt the economy and hurt jobs. he has no interest in dealing with the federal spending. tenement prog
. >> now, mitch mcconnell and other senate republicans give their take on the fiscal cliff negotiations. senator mcconnell is also asked about legislation to ban assault weapons in wake of the shootings. >> good afternoon, everyone. that in the summer of 2010, the senator said, i do not know a single one of my colleagues who would not prefer to do tax court -- tax breaks for people making up to a million dollars. it is my understanding that is a proposal the house of representatives...
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the senior senator mitch mcconnell and jason gainus. on american history tv, three weeks in 1841 would be key in shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. tour the plantation today. the heyday of the steamboat on the ohio river. take a look. local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from louisville. >> in the weeks ahead the political parties are holding their platform hearings in advance of the summer convention with democrats voting next weekend on their final plat form recommendations in detroit. followed in mid-august as republicans start their platform process at their tap the convention site. coverage of the party conventions begins august 10 with the reform party in philadelphia for by live gavel- to-gavel coverage of the republican national convention beginning monday, august 27 from tampa and the democratic national convention in live from charlotte, n.c. starting monday, september 3. >> the fbi. the national security branch executive assistant director said he agrees
the senior senator mitch mcconnell and jason gainus. on american history tv, three weeks in 1841 would be key in shaping abraham lincoln's views on slavery. tour the plantation today. the heyday of the steamboat on the ohio river. take a look. local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from louisville. >> in the weeks ahead the political parties are holding their platform hearings in advance of the summer convention with democrats...
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in less than two and a half hours, more about the budget from mitch mcconnell. then our coverage of the chinese vice president's visit to washington that included meetings with president obama and secretary of state clinton. >> speeches from last weekend's conservative political action conference. >> we must outsmart the stupid people that are trying to ruin america. >> it is about one country united under god. we're not read americans. we're not to americans. we are up red, white, and blue, and president obama, we are through with you. >> they can get along and cut our throats as long as we are foolish enough to raise taxes and term money in the center of the table, and then they can get along like the scene in the movie after the bank robbery, and they are all happy. >> you can share of videos at c- span.org/videolibrary. tim geithner told the senate finance committee tuesday that the president's proposed budget will, over time, reduce deficits. republican members suggested the plan's proposed tax hikes would hurt small businesses. this is a little less than t
in less than two and a half hours, more about the budget from mitch mcconnell. then our coverage of the chinese vice president's visit to washington that included meetings with president obama and secretary of state clinton. >> speeches from last weekend's conservative political action conference. >> we must outsmart the stupid people that are trying to ruin america. >> it is about one country united under god. we're not read americans. we're not to americans. we are up red,...
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>> mitch mcconnell was sharply critical. he said it is not -- they are not in recess. they are having sessions. it is legally questionable. speaker banner went a step further and said he can expect courts to rule this was illegitimate. republicans expecting court challenges, expecting the nomination to be thrown out. in the meantime, there is a question of whether this hurts obama's ability to get things done with republicans. they are incensed by it. if you are the white house, you are not expecting that much cooperation. you do not feel you have gotten that much from republicans and the ways. in the meantime, this shows you're based that you are fighting and you are taking action where there is so much frustration out there and so little is getting done, this is the president putting a capstone on his week long campaign of executive actions. he had the big jobs package that it proposed last year. all he got at it was a two month extension of existing policies. he did not get anything he was talking about today, teachers, firefighters, small business tax cuts, he ment
>> mitch mcconnell was sharply critical. he said it is not -- they are not in recess. they are having sessions. it is legally questionable. speaker banner went a step further and said he can expect courts to rule this was illegitimate. republicans expecting court challenges, expecting the nomination to be thrown out. in the meantime, there is a question of whether this hurts obama's ability to get things done with republicans. they are incensed by it. if you are the white house, you are...
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i got this arm wrestling mitch mcconnell. i want to thank all of you who have worked so hard over the last weeks and months. this is really a dry run today for what we need to do just nine months from now. thank you to all of these obama activists who are here, as all the party's supporters, to our state chair and to everyone who has worked so hard. it is just the beginning. we have a lot more work to do. he may have noticed that there is also a republican primary going on today. i know that we are watching he was going to win this republican primary. the reality is it does not matter a whole lot. we know they are all just different shade of the same color. that call larrcaller is scary. we have candidates who are running for the republican nomination you want to send our troops back to iraq. we have a canned in in failed to believes that we should outlaw contraceptives -- we have colleagues in the field who believe that was out of contraceptives. some supported the rise in budget that would turn medicaid into a voucher progr
i got this arm wrestling mitch mcconnell. i want to thank all of you who have worked so hard over the last weeks and months. this is really a dry run today for what we need to do just nine months from now. thank you to all of these obama activists who are here, as all the party's supporters, to our state chair and to everyone who has worked so hard. it is just the beginning. we have a lot more work to do. he may have noticed that there is also a republican primary going on today. i know that we...
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. >> would you say to this if he -- if you run into mitch mcconnell or harry reid tomorrow, all what would you say if you ran into them? >> i would be more loquacious. they are obeying some party things but it is the wrong time for that. i am a survivor. i am one of two world war ii veterans left in the senate. the gi bill and the world to me. -- meant the world to me. . . . >> we saw several pairs of signatures walking in together. who did you sit with? >> we want to wear together to get things done together. it is a clear message that we want to rise to the occasion. we know it is an election year. there's plenty time to get it done. >> some of the things were legislative proposals including the senate passing an up or down vote. is the possible tax cut that will be a real challenge. the senate has a response ability to vote. you cannot routinely denied the consent. i think he is absolutely right. a lot of the other issues he talked about is fairness. these people need to step up. adding he really did try to bring us together and say let's do things that our rights and fair. >> sen
. >> would you say to this if he -- if you run into mitch mcconnell or harry reid tomorrow, all what would you say if you ran into them? >> i would be more loquacious. they are obeying some party things but it is the wrong time for that. i am a survivor. i am one of two world war ii veterans left in the senate. the gi bill and the world to me. -- meant the world to me. . . . >> we saw several pairs of signatures walking in together. who did you sit with? >> we want to...
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mitch mcconnell said, "the single most important we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president" -- not to get us out of this recession, not to promote jobs, not to do the things that needed to be done, but make barack obama a one-term president. and, folks, their discipline is amazing. they have never let up. but neither has my guy, neither has president barack obama. he has not given up. he continues to be driven by the character of his convictions, and, folks, in the end, that is what the presidency is all about, your character, your convictions, and one more important thing -- it is about your vision for the future of america. and here, the candidates for president have fundamentally different visions for the future of this country. by the way, i think mitt romney is a fine family man. at least he is driven by what he believes. but the differences are so basic about how we view that america. let me give you a few examples. on education, we see education as central to the vision of how do we assure america's ascendancy throughout the 21st century. we see it as the m
mitch mcconnell said, "the single most important we want to achieve is for president obama to be a one-term president" -- not to get us out of this recession, not to promote jobs, not to do the things that needed to be done, but make barack obama a one-term president. and, folks, their discipline is amazing. they have never let up. but neither has my guy, neither has president barack obama. he has not given up. he continues to be driven by the character of his convictions, and, folks,...
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i got this arm wrestling mitch mcconnell. i want to thank all of you who have worked so hard over the last weeks and months. this is really a dry run for what we need to do nine months from now, so thank you to all of these activists who are here, for all of the party's supporters, to our state's share, and to everyone who has worked so hard. it is just the beginning, and we have a lot more to do. of course my husband is here, too. he is starting to work already. [applause] you may have noticed there is also a republican primary going on today. i know we are watching who is going to win this republican primary, a reality is it does not matter of holocaust -- does not matter a whole lot, because we know they are all different shades of the same color, and that color is scary. we have candidates who want to send our troops back to iraq. we have a candidate who believes we should outlaw contraceptives and birth control, and most of those candidates on the republican side and not supported the budget that would end medicare and t
i got this arm wrestling mitch mcconnell. i want to thank all of you who have worked so hard over the last weeks and months. this is really a dry run for what we need to do nine months from now, so thank you to all of these activists who are here, for all of the party's supporters, to our state's share, and to everyone who has worked so hard. it is just the beginning, and we have a lot more to do. of course my husband is here, too. he is starting to work already. [applause] you may have noticed...
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but when you have someone like mitch mcconnell, for example, the minority leader of united states senate, saying at the outset of this congress that his number one goal was not turning the economy around and create jobs, but to defeat barack obama, then how are we going to reach compromise if that is the goal that drives them and their decisions? because we will not. if that is their goal, anything that they do to compromise gives president obama a. win, a success, and makes it less likely in their minds that they would defeat him. unfortunately, i think what has driven the republicans in congress is their interest in only one job, barack obama's. when democrats have been fighting for american jobs. that is the difference. that will be the choice that americans have to make. [applause] thank you for your question. yes? >> i have lived there all of my adult life. one of the things that a lot of people do not know is a large percentage of people who support president obama in 2008, we have suffered a lot. my family and i are socially conservative, fiscally conservative liberals. what we ha
but when you have someone like mitch mcconnell, for example, the minority leader of united states senate, saying at the outset of this congress that his number one goal was not turning the economy around and create jobs, but to defeat barack obama, then how are we going to reach compromise if that is the goal that drives them and their decisions? because we will not. if that is their goal, anything that they do to compromise gives president obama a. win, a success, and makes it less likely in...
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she will support mitch mcconnell to be her party's leader. he will stop at nothing to stop a woman of's right to choose. she will end contraception coverage for women. they see my record for standing up for women across the state. if you care about protecting the woman a's right to choose, there is only one choice in this campaign. >> mrs. mcmahon. >> congressman murphy continues to mischaracterize what i say. i have said that i support connecticut's for emergency contraception. women have lost their jobs. more of them are in poverty. more of them are looking for ways to sustain their families. they are worried. they want to make sure our economy will get back on track. the greatest comfort is to know that our economy will be sound again. this is the primary issue facing women today in our state and as well as our country. we need people to go to washington and get our economy back on track. >> our next question will come from kesha grant. >> we have seen the campaign ads. this race has become vicious. it has become personal. when we look at
she will support mitch mcconnell to be her party's leader. he will stop at nothing to stop a woman of's right to choose. she will end contraception coverage for women. they see my record for standing up for women across the state. if you care about protecting the woman a's right to choose, there is only one choice in this campaign. >> mrs. mcmahon. >> congressman murphy continues to mischaracterize what i say. i have said that i support connecticut's for emergency contraception....
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senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell speak on the floor about the negotiations. then that is followed by the history of "the new york times." on friday's "washington journal" a look at the countdown to the fiscal cliff. our guest will be damian paletta. then homeownership in the u.s. with randallo tool. later, the discussion of the economy, poverty, and hunger. caroline radcliff. "washington journal" live every morning starting at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces that are bringing about this suffering. >> the white house is a pulpit and you ought to take advantage of it. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> i think i have little antennas that went up and told me when somebody had their own agenda. >> there is so much influence in that office and it is shame to waste it. >> they serve on a window on the past with what is going on with american women. >> sh she is the only one they can trust. >> many of the women were writers. they were journalist, they wro
senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell speak on the floor about the negotiations. then that is followed by the history of "the new york times." on friday's "washington journal" a look at the countdown to the fiscal cliff. our guest will be damian paletta. then homeownership in the u.s. with randallo tool. later, the discussion of the economy, poverty, and hunger. caroline radcliff. "washington journal" live every morning starting at 7:00 eastern on c-span....
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we all know the remark that was made by the republican leader in the united states senate, mitch mcconnell, who when asked what his top party was, he said, not jobs, not the economy, but defeating the president. right from the start, the president was facing a major effort to defeat him rather than focus with him on solving the problems the country faced. so what happens? the first bill he proposed was legislation to allow women who have been discriminated against based on pay in the work force to have an opportunity to get justice. every republican and the house leadership and voted against that. that was the first bill. pretty straightforward. only three house republicans voted for it. paul ryan voted against it. next up was the recovery bill. not a single house republicans voted for it. the president proposes, we will oppose. that did not stop a lot of republican members of congress, once the recovery bill was passed, -- from asking its first \ some of that recovery stimulus money to boost jobs in their own states and districts. many who had been widely reported on the time -- at the ti
we all know the remark that was made by the republican leader in the united states senate, mitch mcconnell, who when asked what his top party was, he said, not jobs, not the economy, but defeating the president. right from the start, the president was facing a major effort to defeat him rather than focus with him on solving the problems the country faced. so what happens? the first bill he proposed was legislation to allow women who have been discriminated against based on pay in the work force...
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newt gingrich, mitch mcconnell, and gland that are among those scheduled to speak. david cameron testified about his relationship with rupert murdoch's it is corp. tom -- and news corp.. president obama delivers a campaign speech on the economy and an ohio. we will have the president's remarks later. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," of the federal reserve has published a report on palling household incomes in the u.s. be will discuss this with an economist. a look at the changing urban population with a member of the census bureau. >> this week, secretary of state henry clinton spoke about the ongoing situation in syria. >> we have confronted the russians about stopping their continued on shipments to syria. they have from time to time said that we should not worry, everything they are shipping is unrelated to their actions internally. that is patently untrue. we are concerned about the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from russia to syria which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. >> watch the rest of the
newt gingrich, mitch mcconnell, and gland that are among those scheduled to speak. david cameron testified about his relationship with rupert murdoch's it is corp. tom -- and news corp.. president obama delivers a campaign speech on the economy and an ohio. we will have the president's remarks later. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," of the federal reserve has published a report on palling household incomes in the u.s. be will discuss this with an economist. a look at the...
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then mitch mcconnell trump that by saying the party was to .efeat obamacare i a bomb had to work in the system that existed. -- barack obama had to work in the system that existed. how do you not a cheap that? congress operates in precisely this way. how many have actually seen the house a representative stacks? it is adjusting thing to observe. one of the things that happened, i happen to be on the committee because i was in the top range of the leadership. it shows who got to sit on what committees. the ways and means or appropriations. one of the things that the parties do is to say you are very smart. you know economics. you know tax policy. he would be really great. we will put you on the ways and means. these are our positions. if you promise you'll be loyal to the committee, we will put you on the in the committee. committees used to be a place where you would sit together and reason together and take witnesses and hearings and think about what needed to be done. now, it is constant war. you use this as a means for winning the next election. some of it is even nutty. i went in fr
then mitch mcconnell trump that by saying the party was to .efeat obamacare i a bomb had to work in the system that existed. -- barack obama had to work in the system that existed. how do you not a cheap that? congress operates in precisely this way. how many have actually seen the house a representative stacks? it is adjusting thing to observe. one of the things that happened, i happen to be on the committee because i was in the top range of the leadership. it shows who got to sit on what...
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. >> minority leader mitch mcconnell and other republicans give their take on the fiscal cliff negotiations. senator mcconnell was also asked about legislation to ban assault weapons on the wake of the connecticut shootings. >> good afternoon. the entire congress is condemning the violence in newtown and the need to enforce our laws. as we continue to learn the facts, congress will examine whether there is an appropriate and constitutional response that would either protect our citizens. with regard to the year end tax issue, i would remind everyone that in the summer of 2010, senator schumer said, "i do not know a single one of my colleagues who would not preferred to give tax breaks for people to $1 million -- who make up to $1 million." >> i think the other thing that is getting lost in the debate of the fiscal cliff is where are the savings? where are the savings cuts? the president has talked about a plan. they are trying to negotiate with the house speaker. how much will be raise taxes on small businesses? we think it is a terrible idea on a weak economy. you have an awful lot of midd
. >> minority leader mitch mcconnell and other republicans give their take on the fiscal cliff negotiations. senator mcconnell was also asked about legislation to ban assault weapons on the wake of the connecticut shootings. >> good afternoon. the entire congress is condemning the violence in newtown and the need to enforce our laws. as we continue to learn the facts, congress will examine whether there is an appropriate and constitutional response that would either protect our...
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[talking over each other] >> you should ask that question to mitch mcconnell. >> mr. hoyer, -- your all, does this prohibit younger leadership from moving forward? >> be what everyone to step aside? >> does this delay younger leadership from moving forward? >> let's for a moment honor that as a legitimate question. [laughter] although it is quite offensive, but you do not realize it, i guess. the fact is that everything i have done in my almost decade now of leadership is to elect younker and new were people to the congress. -- e. under and new work people to the congress. it was very -- younger and newer people to the congress. i came to the congress when my youngest child was a senior in high school. i knew my male colleagues came when they were 30. they had a jump on me because they did not have -- i did what i wanted to do. i was blessed to have that opportunity to sequentially raise my family and then come to congress. but i wanted women to be here in greater numbers at an earlier age so that their seniority what starts to account much sooner. -- would start to a
[talking over each other] >> you should ask that question to mitch mcconnell. >> mr. hoyer, -- your all, does this prohibit younger leadership from moving forward? >> be what everyone to step aside? >> does this delay younger leadership from moving forward? >> let's for a moment honor that as a legitimate question. [laughter] although it is quite offensive, but you do not realize it, i guess. the fact is that everything i have done in my almost decade now of...
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[bell ring] >> house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi and harry reid and mitch mcconnell took part in the ceremony at the capitol honoring the victims of 911. the ceremony was held on the same site congressional members gathered to sing " " god bless america" in september 2001. >> members of the house and senate, capitol police, staff, thank you for joining us today to mark the 11th anniversary of the events of september 11, 2001. i invite everybody in the singing of our national anthem. >> ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> let us pray. god of heaven and earth, we give you thanks for giving us another day. today we remember a day begun in terror and vi
[bell ring] >> house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi and harry reid and mitch mcconnell took part in the ceremony at the capitol honoring the victims of 911. the ceremony was held on the same site congressional members gathered to sing " " god bless america" in september 2001. >> members of the house and senate, capitol police, staff, thank you for joining us today to mark the 11th anniversary of the events of september 11, 2001. i invite...
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mcconnell or glon boehner or eric cantor and they're about to go in the room and get a lot of blood on their hands and be ankle deep in blood -- not to be too vivid -- what would you tell them to be mindful of? >> that's a very good question. and i think it's going to be hard to answer it for a lot of reasons. one of which the function of time. the other thing would be presumptuous of me. i mean, i will give you an answer but -- >> i have been presumptuous my entire career. >> enand i are smart guys -- glen and i are smart guys. well read. good taste in movies apparently. [laughter] and we know policy. but, look, we're also political people. we're paid to give political advice. my poose of advice would be don't have people like me in the room and, look, we are paid or not paid through sort of point out all of the different angles. i really believe you know, there are times in our country where you're not looking for a, b, c, d from a to z. i'm reading a book on the 1850 compromise. it seemed people listened then. i think but putting my political hat back on what i would tell them to
mcconnell or glon boehner or eric cantor and they're about to go in the room and get a lot of blood on their hands and be ankle deep in blood -- not to be too vivid -- what would you tell them to be mindful of? >> that's a very good question. and i think it's going to be hard to answer it for a lot of reasons. one of which the function of time. the other thing would be presumptuous of me. i mean, i will give you an answer but -- >> i have been presumptuous my entire career. >>...
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maybe they thought it would advance mitch mcconnell's agenda to beat me. but it is not a strategy to create jobs. it is not a strategy to strengthen the middle class. it is not a strategy to help america. we have got a choice this year. we have not seen a choice this stark in years. even in 2008, the republican nominee was not a climate change denier. he was in favor of -- was not a climate change denyer. he was in favor of immigration reform. he was opposed to torture. [laughter] the contrast this year could not be sharper. the question is not whether people are still hurting. people are still hurting profoundly. a lot of folks out there are still out of work and looking for work. the question is what we do about it. the debate we need to have in this election is about where we go from here. the republicans in congress, the candidates running for president, they've got a very specific idea about where they want to take this country. they want to reduce -- [laughter] they want to reduce the deficit by getting our investments in education, by getting our in
maybe they thought it would advance mitch mcconnell's agenda to beat me. but it is not a strategy to create jobs. it is not a strategy to strengthen the middle class. it is not a strategy to help america. we have got a choice this year. we have not seen a choice this stark in years. even in 2008, the republican nominee was not a climate change denier. he was in favor of -- was not a climate change denyer. he was in favor of immigration reform. he was opposed to torture. [laughter] the contrast...
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they have caused a problem for mitch mcconnell. if republicans take over the senate in a couple of years this year or in 2014, mcconnell will face some problems and how to deal with his conference. there will want something that is more conservative than the more liberal members. he will have a tough time keeping together that coalition. welcome. i believe that if the president will, if from the tuzes to pick either rob portman or senator rubio. ryan, he believes he will be a shoe and for the presidency. >> when we look at the senate races, how does the presidential contest factor in? >> we have a number of states in which presidential battlegrounds overlap with senate battlegrounds. virginia, ohio, nevada. both sides desperately want to win. there were two have to win the senate seats if they want any kind of a governing majority. the interesting subterranean factors is there are a limited of numbers -- a limited number of television advertisements you can buy. it is the lifeblood of any campaign and when you have presidential cam
they have caused a problem for mitch mcconnell. if republicans take over the senate in a couple of years this year or in 2014, mcconnell will face some problems and how to deal with his conference. there will want something that is more conservative than the more liberal members. he will have a tough time keeping together that coalition. welcome. i believe that if the president will, if from the tuzes to pick either rob portman or senator rubio. ryan, he believes he will be a shoe and for the...
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we will start here with harry reid and mitch mcconnell. very disturbed when late last night, and really saddened to learn of the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other american personnel in an attack on the u.s. consolate in libya and would be happy to talk by name about them but their names have not been released at this stage. it does take away how important these jobs are of these foreign service officers. i join president obama in condemning these senseless acts of violence. my thoughts are with the families of those who were killed in this horrible attack it is too often forgotten that american diplomats risk their lives on a daily basis. madam president, when i have had the good fortune since my days in the foreign affairs committee in the house to travel the world, i always make sure wherever i go i visit with foreign service personnel. they're every place. there's no group of people, i tell them that every timist opportunity to visit with them, no one does our country more in a positive sense than these foreign service o
we will start here with harry reid and mitch mcconnell. very disturbed when late last night, and really saddened to learn of the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other american personnel in an attack on the u.s. consolate in libya and would be happy to talk by name about them but their names have not been released at this stage. it does take away how important these jobs are of these foreign service officers. i join president obama in condemning these senseless acts of violence. my...